Reported Leeds United transfer target Steven Zuber has joined VfB Stuttgart on loan for the rest of the season, putting an end to rumours that the winger is set to join Leeds.

The Hoffenheim player has not been able to hold down a regular place in the team’s starting eleven this season and Leeds were rumoured to be looking at him. According to The Mirror, Hoffenheim value him at £10.8m which effectively priced Leeds United out of the market.

Although Leeds were willing to wait for a possibility of signing the player on loan, Zuber was reportedly unwilling to drop down to the second tier.

Bielsa is keen to add to his squad following recent departures (Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

However, there is no deal in place once the season has finished so Zuber may be someone that Leeds look at again in the summer when he will be about to enter the last year of his contract with Hoffenheim.

The 27-year-old Swiss winger played for Grasshopper Zurich and CSKA Moscow before signing for Hoffenheim in 2014.

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Rajiv van La Parra, who moved from Huddersfield to Middlesbrough on loan spoke about interest in him from Leeds United which seems to confirm that Leeds are actively looking for a winger in this transfer window. Attention will be shifted elsewhere now Zuber has made his move.